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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Journalism",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
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      "markdown": "This certificate is designed for students with or without a four-year degree who want to develop journalistic writing skills. This series of classes teaches people how to research beyond Google, report fact-based information, and understand media literacy. This program requires students to write for the campus newspaper website, social media and its print magazine. The curriculum requires students to create news-based multimedia projects such as informational graphics, photo slideshows and video packages. This certificate concludes with a student internship that could lead to a job in journalism, social media and other communications fields.\n\nLearning Outcome(s):\n\n1.  Identify the four ethical guidelines from the Society of Professional Journalists and apply them to analyze scenarios related to ethical challenges of journalism. Assessment Tool: Exam\n2.  Create journalistic print, audio, video, and multimedia content full of fact-based information. Assessment Tool: Portfolio\n3.  Report and research fact-based information that they can effectively and quickly disseminate to the public. Assessment Tool: Portfolio"
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          "title": "Multimedia Journalism",
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          "title": "Multimedia Storytelling",
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          "code": "BUS 152",
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          "text": "Select one course",
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          "title": "College News Media Production 1",
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          "code": "CE 150",
          "title": "Cooperative Education Internship",
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